Heard news that the former president of Singapore, Mr S.R. Nathan has passed away at 9:48pm at the age of 92 at Singapore General Hospital. I remember him as the longest serving president of Singapore.
Thank you for your contributions to Singapore. Rest in peace, Mr Nathan.
Showing posts with label leader. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leader. Show all posts
Monday, 22 August 2016
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Rest In Peace, Mr Lee Kuan Yew II
This morning, my parents and I were at the Botanic Gardens Community Tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. To me, it's a lot more meaningful and serene at the garden because Garden City and Tree Planting Day every November are my first memories of Mr Lee (and also I love green).
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| Community Tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew@Botanic Gardens |
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| Aranda Lee Kuan Yew - orchid specially bred in honour of Mr Lee |
Monday, 23 March 2015
Rest in Peace, Mr Lee Kuan Yew
When I woke up this morning at 5:30am, I saw the news that our 1st Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew has passed away at 3:18am. Although it is inevitable given his age and health condition, it still came as a shock. Our leader has gone into the great beyond.
Rest in Peace, Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Rest in Peace, Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Monday, 10 March 2014
NE Champion
I saw this badge. It belongs to Marieann.
"What's a NE Champ?" I asked.
Instead of explaining to me, she showed me this handout, "Leadership Training for Emerging Leaders".
My eyes widened.
In the handout, it stated that emerging leaders include AV Monitress, Monitress, NE Champion, Quiet Captain, Eco Caption, etc.
My jaws dropped!
The qualities of a NE (National Education) Champion are:
Positive attitude towards her love for the country
Familiar with the key NE messages
Confident speaker
Responsible and able to relay instructions to classmates
The role of a NE Champion is:
To showcase school's efforts in NE
Assist in the implementation of NE related events
Selected few to be MCs for NE related events
No wonder Marieann was memorising her MC script for the Total Defence Day event in school back in February.
Quite a few things went through my mind. '
First of all, I am surprised that Marieann is seen as an emerging student leader by her teacher. I have always seen her as neither a leader nor a follower. Guess I need to reassess my knowledge and understanding of my daughter.
Second, I am proud of who she is becoming. I hope with this experience as a NE Champ (emerging leader), she will learn valuable life skills and lessons that will prepare her for the future.
Third, what a coincidence that Marieann is now a NE Champ. I used to be the NE coordinator when I was teaching in SCGS lol. :P
Instead of explaining to me, she showed me this handout, "Leadership Training for Emerging Leaders".
My eyes widened.
In the handout, it stated that emerging leaders include AV Monitress, Monitress, NE Champion, Quiet Captain, Eco Caption, etc.
My jaws dropped!
The qualities of a NE (National Education) Champion are:
Positive attitude towards her love for the country
Familiar with the key NE messages
Confident speaker
Responsible and able to relay instructions to classmates
The role of a NE Champion is:
To showcase school's efforts in NE
Assist in the implementation of NE related events
Selected few to be MCs for NE related events
No wonder Marieann was memorising her MC script for the Total Defence Day event in school back in February.
Quite a few things went through my mind. '
First of all, I am surprised that Marieann is seen as an emerging student leader by her teacher. I have always seen her as neither a leader nor a follower. Guess I need to reassess my knowledge and understanding of my daughter.
Second, I am proud of who she is becoming. I hope with this experience as a NE Champ (emerging leader), she will learn valuable life skills and lessons that will prepare her for the future.
Third, what a coincidence that Marieann is now a NE Champ. I used to be the NE coordinator when I was teaching in SCGS lol. :P
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